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Estimating fractional vegetation cover using the hand-held laser range finder: method and validation

Boyi LiangSchool of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Suhong LiuSchool of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ying QuSchool of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yonghua QuSchool of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
Pages 20-28 | Received 04 Jul 2014, Accepted 09 Dec 2014, Published online: 08 Jan 2015

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